There’s a scene in the excellent baseball film Bull Durham in which Nuke LaLoosh, the prodigy pitcher, played by Tim Robbins, exults as he comes into the dugout after a strong inning of work. As he does so, his catcher, veteran baseball lifer Crash Davis, played by Kevin Costner, chews him out for all the […]
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Look, I’m no one to complain. I’ve had my share of shameless self-promoting. But come on, when Will Ferrell pulled off his spring training stunt of playing 10 positions for 10 teams in one day, you had to know that something was up. Sure, this gig ostensibly raised money for caner awareness. But it also […]
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Although known more for his classic, The Art of Writing Well, William Zinsser — who passed away May 12 at the age of 92 — also published Spring Training, a “memoir” of the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training in 1988. Not surprisingly, it was well-received. Here are the obits from the Washington Post and The […]
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Brad Mangin, who published a collection of his Baseball Instagrams last year, has a new slideshow of some of his 2014 spring training work on the Sports Illustrated site. Here’s my conversation with Mangin, conducted last September, about his somewhat unorthodox approach.
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The author of The Complete Guide to Spring Training (August Publications) is featured in this article from The Canadian Press. Reichard uses the opportunity to discuss where the bargains are at spring training venues. He says there are even more opportunities than usual this year for travellers interested in spring training. For one thing, “this […]
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This amusing item, from the Chicago Tribune. Ah, the joyful hijinks of spring training.
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Maybe it’s the long lazy days, the lack of intensity, that lends itself to so many friendly interviews. These days I listen to the ESPN Baseball Today podcast, hosted by Peter Pascarelli, which includes at least two friendly little per show, often with a player and a manager. This morning I as I was driving […]
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Red Sox Spring Training A Quarter Century Ago, by Dan Valenti (Rounder Books). This review/author profile appeared on Reformer.com, the web-presence of the Vermont publication.
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Oh, right it’s Valentine’s Day. Sorry, it’s not those three little words, made famous in song by Burt Kalmar and Harry Ruby: Three little words, oh what I’d give for that wonderful phrase, To hear those three little words that’s all I’d live for the rest of my days. And what I feel in my […]
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So which project is Will Ferrell promoting this time?
July 27, 2015
Look, I’m no one to complain. I’ve had my share of shameless self-promoting. But come on, when Will Ferrell pulled off his spring training stunt of playing 10 positions for 10 teams in one day, you had to know that something was up. Sure, this gig ostensibly raised money for caner awareness. But it also […]
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